Was the Champions League dream dashed by Man City supporters? Pep Guardiola's team was leading in a shootout when Bernardo Silva was knocked "out of sync" by the crowd holding onto the ball and misfiring his lines.
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City lost in a penalty shootout when Silva bizarrely missed his penalty.
At Etihad, he was forced to wait for about 40 seconds while the ball was in the crowd.
Before Bernardo Silva's terrible penalty in his team's Champions League loss to Real Madrid, Manchester City supporters created a halt that lasted for about forty seconds.
Nothing could separate the two teams over the course of two games in a showdown nicknamed "the champions versus the kings," and Pep Guardiola's team ultimately lost on penalties.
Ederson blocked previous Ballon d'Or winner Luka Modric's penalty kick to give City an early advantage in the shootout. Silva then missed, and Kovacic's attempt was also stopped.
Silva's miss came in an odd way: in what would turn out to be a pivotal moment, the Portugal international shot straight down the middle, and Madrid goalkeeper Andriy Lunin stood motionless and easily caught the ball.
However, it didn't seem entirely the player's fault because he had to wait to take his kick because the ball was in the stands and the City supporters wouldn't return it.
Then he moved to receive the kick, seeming apprehensive as he did so and scooped it right into the thankful palms of Lunin.
Just before Silva's attempt, Ederson dove low to save Modric's spot-kick, which resulted in the ball ending up in the crowd.
The 38-year-old Modric was seen hoofing it into the stand behind the goal and then returning to the halfway line on the replays.
Lescott stated, "It would have taken him out of sync." "The method, the routine." You begin to think, This has been a long time. It's a light punishment.
Ferdinand called the delay of the penalty kick by City supporters "shameful." When the ball was finally returned, Silva was observed making arm gestures in frustration as he waited to accept his penalty and then dashed to get it.
Regarding the player who converted the penalty, Guardiola remarked, "He said he wanted to take one and he is a reliable player." But what a mockery he played.
On social media, fans responded to the situation as well. One person posted on X, the former Twitter platform, said, "How must the Man City fan who held onto the ball before Bernardo Silva's penalty be feeling now."
"If football fans did own goals, City fans not giving the ball back to Bernardo Silva will go down in history," another commenter remarked.
Another said: "City supporters screwed themselves by hanging onto the ball for so long before Bernardo Silva's pen!"
Guardiola and City's hopes of winning a double treble were dashed by a tough Real Madrid team, but they are still the favorites to win the FA Cup for a second year in a row and the Premier League for a fourth time.
Ederson's save of Modric's shoddy effort gave City the advantage in the shootout after they were unable to find a winner in normal time or extra time.
Silva was unable to take advantage of the situation, and it turned out to be crucial as Antonio Rudiger's penalty flew in off the post to give Real Madrid the victory and a spot in the round of four.
In the semifinals, Real will face Bayern Munich, who defeated Arsenal in the other quarterfinal on Wednesday night.
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